Tartini's handling of the four-stringed instrument genre played an important role in the development of the idiom and the later classical quartet, influencing composers like Haydn and Mozart.
Compositional Technique
The Concerto D deest in A minor and the Concerto D deest in B flat major are both recorded here for the first time, not appearing in earlier catalogues of Tartini's works.
Composition History
Many of Tartini's violin concertos were intended for use in services at the Basilica del Santo in Padua, where he served as 'First violin and concert leader' from 1721 to 1770.
Composition History
Recent evidence suggests Tartini wrote a number of concertos for the 'figlie di coro' (choir girls) at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, who were famous as singers and virtuoso players.
Performer Biography
The Nuova Orchestra da Camera 'Ferruccio Busoni', founded in 1965, is one of Italy's first chamber orchestras and the oldest in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Tartini was a virtuoso violinist, composer, theoretician, and teacher who became a significant cultural figure in 18th-century European music.
Performer Biography
Laura Marzadori, the violinist on this album, became the leader violin of the Scala Theatre Orchestra in 2014 at the age of 25, unanimously elected by a commission headed by Daniel Barenboim.
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